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The funds allocated to the Ministry of Security will be used to acquire guns and vests for the National Police Force.

Of the $7 million authorized by the National Assembly for the Ministry of Public Security 2.4 million will go to the purchase of 5,000 Glock pistols to reinforce the armory of the National Police Force.

Acknowledging the failure of the current strategy to address insecurity, a call has been made for expressions of interest to provide external advice to the Ministry of Security.

An article on Panamaamerica.com.pa reports that "... The Government will draw on outside expertise in order to address insecurity in the country, described as the main problem, according to the latest survey by Dichter & Neira. Now, the security minister, Rodolfo Aguilera Franceschi, will be hiring consultancy services on citizen security ", for which a tender bidding process has been started with a call for expressions of interest for the" Procurement of Consulting Services for "Technical Coordination of a national public safety strategy. "

The Ministry of Public Security working on the conditions of a tender to be launched in 2016 for the installation of five thousand security cameras throughout the national territory.

Ministry officials believe that there are at least ten companies with the necessary conditions to participate in the tender, which will be launched next year. For now they are analyzing the conditions of the services and features of cameras which are currently operating in other countries in order to determine what to include in the tender documents.

The Security Ministry is preparing a bill to regulate the activity of the 183 companies registered as providers of security services in the country.

The new proposal builds on part of Law 56 of June 11, 2010, which was repealed and the bill 577 presented in 2014 by the Martinelli administration which barely reached a second reading in the National Assembly.

The government has announced that the ban on importing firearms will stay in place until August 6, 2015.

From a resolution of the Ministry of Public Security:

It is resolved:

To extend the suspension of the import of weapons allowed in the country by companies duly authorized to apply for licenses from the Ministry for importing such goods. State Security and the security services of state institutions are excepted.

The government has approved for 2015 a tender for the construction of a sewage network and water treatment plant, roads and housing projects in various cities in the province.

From a statement issued by the Government of the Republic of Panama:

During the session of the Cabinet Council held in the District of Mariato province of Veraguas, the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez announced an agenda of projects that the government will develop in this province, to ensure the population has access to drinking water, basic sanitation and safe neighborhoods with decent housing, recreational areas and paved roads.

The government has announced that in 2015 it will launch a public tender to purchase security bracelets for $2 million.

From a statement from the Ministry of Public Security in Panama:

The Government will be investing approximately $2 million in bracelets with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), to monitor inmates in prisons, who have special exit permits and those who are being investigated for domestic violence.